\documentclass[
    letterpaper % use letter paper
]{book}
\usepackage{makeidx}

\makeindex

\begin{document}

\tableofcontents
\listoffigures

\chapter{first chapter}

Some text that has to do with the first chapter.  Frog\index{frog}.

\section{first section}

\printindex

\end{document}

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